‘Seven Samurai’ (1954), directed by Akira Kurosawa, is acknowledged as one of the greatest films ever made. Set in Japan in 1587, it’s the story of a village of poor farmers who hire seven ronin (masterless samurai) to protect them from bandits who will return after the harvest to steal their crops. Kurosawa, widely regarded as Japan’s greatest director, would go on to make other essential movies, including ‘Throne Of Blood’ (1957), ‘Yojimbo’ (1961), and ‘Ran’ (1985), but ‘Seven Samurai’ remained his defining work.
Archive | August, 2011
Living To Music – James Brown ‘Live At The Apollo’
ARTIST: JAMES BROWN
ALBUM: LIVE AT THE APOLLO
LABEL: KING
YEAR: 1963
This Sunday (Sept 4th), at 9pm, you’re invited to share a listening session with some likeminded souls, wherever you might be. This can be experienced either alone or communally, and you don’t need to leave the comfort of your own home to participate. Full lowdown here:
https://blog.gregwilson.co.uk/2010/06/living-to-music/
Jerry Leiber & Nick Ashford
Two black music greats died this week.
Legend – Manchester’s Other Club
For my 100th blog post thought I’d flag up another personal anniversary this month.
Vintage Trilogy
I’m back in London this weekend for the 2020 birthday party at Village Underground in Shoreditch. Sadly, given the events of recent days, I’m anticipating a very different London to the city I was in at the end of July for the Vintage Festival at the Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank. I don’t think the capital will ever be quite the same again after what happened (I say happened in the hope that we’ve seen the worst of it now).
Living To Music – Amy Winehouse ‘Back To Black’
ARTIST: AMY WINEHOUSE
ALBUM: BACK TO BLACK
LABEL: ISLAND
YEAR: 2006
This Sunday (August 7th), at 9pm, you’re invited to share a listening session with some likeminded souls, wherever you might be. This can be experienced either alone or communally, and you don’t need to leave the comfort of your own home to participate. Full lowdown here:
https://blog.gregwilson.co.uk/2010/06/living-to-music/
Watching The Watchmen
Further to the two recent posts below, relating to my latest obsession, just wanted to round things up on the Watchmen front.
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